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# Telegraf Commands & Flags
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The following page describes some of the commands and flags available via the
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Telegraf command line interface.
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## Usage
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General usage of Telegraf, requires passing in at least one config file with
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the plugins the user wishes to use:
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```bash
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telegraf --config config.toml
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```
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## Help
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To get the full list of subcommands and flags run:
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```bash
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telegraf help
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```
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Here are some commonly used flags that users should be aware of:
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* `--config-directory`: Read all config files from a directory
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* `--debug`: Enable additional debug logging
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* `--once`: Run one collection and flush interval then exit
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* `--test`: Run only inputs, output to stdout, and exit
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Check out the full help out for more available flags and options.
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## Version
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While telegraf will print out the version when running, if a user is uncertain
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what version their binary is, run the version subcommand:
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```bash
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telegraf version
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```
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## Config
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The config subcommand allows users to print out a sample configuration to
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stdout. This subcommand can very quickly print out the default values for all
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or any of the plugins available in Telegraf.
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For example to print the example config for all plugins run:
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```bash
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telegraf config > telegraf.conf
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```
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If a user only wanted certain inputs or outputs, then the filters can be used:
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```bash
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telegraf config --input-filter cpu --output-filter influxdb
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```
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